Arrow guard



P 1952 J. w. HARVEY 2,611,354

ARROW GUARD Filed Dec. 15, 1948 INVENTOR.

' -domes W. Harvey ATTORNEY Patented S ept. 23,1952

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE James'W. Harvey, Lakeville, Conn. Application December 15, 1948, Serial No. 65,313

a 1 Bowmen are frequently injured and sometimes very severely when hunting with a broadhead, as a result of stumbling or falling or careless handling.

It is my principal object to avoid such injuries.

Another object is to provide means for holding an arrow nocked on the bow string ready for use. Another 7 object is to also relieve the tedious function of holding the arrow nocked to the strin with the hand. 7 A g I accordingly provide an attachment in the form of a cover guard or scabbard for receiving the arrowhead. V This guard has a stem attached by-an elastic cord to the bow. The construction and use of the invention will be understood'from the drawing and following"specification.

Fig. l is a side View showing the invention as applied to one form of bow with an arrow carried in nocked position, not drawn.-

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing the relative position of the arrow when drawnand ready to shoot, the guard having been disengaged.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of the attachment.

Fig. 4 is a rear end view of the stem of the guard.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the rear end of the stem.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the guard on the plane of the line 66 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the stem of the guard.

The bow W has a handle or grip portion I and a string l2 of any desired form. The invention is applied to any suitable form of arrow |3 with a head M.

The guard l5 for the arrow head and its extension stem |6 are preferably formed of a light metal or plastic and has an elastic cord l! for attaching the stem to the handle or grip of the bow. In the form shown, the guard and its stem are formed of a single strip of metal having one end i5 bent over to form the cap of the guard shaped to accommodate different forms of arrow heads in the pocket IQ, for instance, a flat head or a four bladed head or a target arrow. This cap is secured to the lower part by bending over the flanges 20, 20. For attaching the cord, I provide a number of holes 2|, 2|, 2| in the bottom of the stem. The cord is preferably of elastic material covered with braided threads. The cord is of a size to fit snugly in the holes 2|, 2|, 2| through which it is drawn and bent as shown. This causes the cord to bind sufiiciently to hold against the normal use of the device. Upon sudden excessive pull however the diameter is so reduced that it can be yanked out.

8 Claims. (01. 124-23) To ensure the alignment of the stem on the shaft of the arrow, I provide flanges 22 and preferably near the end of the stem where the cord is attached I provide a central groove or depression 23 for the cord.

The rear end of the stem has, a depending shoulder 24 intended to engage the hand or the back of the bow when the arrow with the attached guard is drawn in order to strip the guard from the arrow head. Some archers mount their heads vertical instead of horizontal in which case the shoulder hits the back of the bow and not the hand.

' As an added precaution for safety when the arrow is drawn to release the guard and shoot the arrow, I provide a deflector 25 which has ashank 26 secured to the shoulder 24. The deflector may be formed of wire and bent as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 so as to hold the guard in alignment with the arrow and yet when the shoulder of the stem engages the hand or the back of the bow and its movement toward the bow is halted the continued movement of the arrow will disengage its head from the pocket in the guard. The deflector will then continue to hold up the rear end of the stem on the arrow while the outer end of the guard falls, the deflector being curved upwardly, around the arrow and then rearwardly and downwardly. The guard then tilts toward the right as it slips from the arrow.

The cord loop being attached to the bow at the handle or grip area, the guard is applied to the arrow head and the arrow then is hooked under tension of the stretched cord and the bow string. This holds the arrow in place without the necessity of holding the arrow by hand. In this way the arrow and bow with the guard attached may be carried without danger of accident and in- Jury.

When the arrow is drawn for shooting, the guard is drawn back with the arrow until the rear of the stem strikes the bow hand or the back' of the bow at the handle area. This retracts the arrow head from the guard which is allowed to fall.

The cord will be of a length such that it can be conveniently stretched to the carrying position of Fig. 1 where it will hold the arrow under tension but not enough tension to bend the arrow shaft.

If through carelessness, the arrow is partially drawn and released before the guard is released. the sudden pull on the cord will pull the cord from the stem of the guard as above described.

I claim:

1. A safety attachment for a bow and arrow comprising a detachable guard for the head of the arrow and elastic connecting means between the handle of the bow and the guard for hoiding the arrow nocked on the bow string.

2. A safety attachment for a bow and arrow comprising a guard to fit the arrow head and an elastic cord attached to the guard and having a means for attaching the cord to the handle of the bow. g

3. A safety attachment for a bow and arrow comprising a guard to receive the head of an arrow, said guard having a stem with side flanges and an abutment at its rear vand an elastic cord for connecting the guard to the handle of a bow.

4. An attachment as in claim 2 in which the guard has a stem with a number of holes through which the cord is detachably threaded.

5. An arrow guard comprising a coverfor receiving and covering the head of an arrow, a stem extending rearwardly of the cover and having side flanges for positioning the shaft of the arrow, an elastic cord connected to the stem and adapted to be connected under tension to a bow for holding the arrow nocked to the bow string, said stem having a shoulder at its rear end for engaging the hand gripping the bow or the bow back and disengaging the cover for the arrow head when the arrow and cover are drawn ready to release the arrow, and a hook extending upward from the end of the stem and curved to partially encircle the arrow and hold the stem in alignment with the shaft of the arrownntil the head of the arrow is retracted from the cover, said hook being open at one side to permit the cover to tilt from the hook when the cover is released. I H V J 6. An attachment as set forth in claim 5 in which the stem has a number of holes through 4 which the cord is bent from side to side to detach-ably connect the cord to the stem and permit for automatic release of the cover in case the arrow is released before the arrow is fully drawn.

7. An attachment for a bow and arrow comprising a guard having a stem with a shoulder at the rear for engaging the hand of the user or handle of the bow,va hook for partially encircling the arrow, and an elastic cord for connecting the stem to the bow handle.

8. A safety attachment for a bow and arrow v comprising a guard device having a socket portion for receiving and guarding the head of an arrow and an extension from the socket portion adapted to engage the grip of the bow for stripping the guard device from the arrow head as the arrow is drawn and an elastic cord for connecting the guard device with the bow.

JAMES W. HARVEY.

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